HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL: Waynesboro falls short against Gettysburg

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Dec 15, 2012 at 6:55 AMDec 15, 2012 at 7:00 AM

The Waynesboro Indian hoopsters played undefeated Gettysburg tough for more than two and a half periods before the Warriors' size and firepower opened a commanding lead in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division contest Friday night.

WAYNESBORO — The Waynesboro Indian hoopsters played undefeated Gettysburg tough for more than two and a half periods before the Warriors' size and firepower opened a commanding lead in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division contest Friday night.Waynesboro (1-3, 0-2) was a bit thin, too, with starter Connor Fetterhoff out with an ankle injury and Devonte Montgomery going down with a knee injury late in the first quarter.After building a 22-point lead with less than three minutes remaining, the Warriors (4-0, 2-0 MPC-Colonial) settled for a 64-50 win over the Indians.Ben Kroll, who was not on the team last season, led the Warriors with a game-high 22 points, while 6-4 Cody Kiefer buried 17 and Tyler Lampe added nine.Waynesboro countered with good numbers from Ryan Kelley and Shaquill Smith with 16 and 11 points, respectively, while Cole Warenfeltz and James Bennett netted eight each.Both teams had trouble with turnovers in the first quarter as Waynesboro had seven of its 14 and the Warriors had seven of their own."Gettysburg is big and athletic," Waynesboro coach Tom Hoffman noted. "They take away a lot of space. We don't have a lot of size, so our guys have some trouble seeing (leading to some turnovers). We just have to find a way to get some stops. Sixty-some points — that's a lot of points."But both teams were finding the three-point line to their liking as the Indians had five of their six treys in the opening half and the Warriors collected four of their seven.Waynesboro hung tough early with trifectas from Smith and Warrenfeltz,The Indians trailed 10-8 with three minutes left in the opening quarter when Smith dropped in a 10-footer from the baseline.However, the Warriors ran off seven straight to end the quarter with Lampe scoring from inside and Kiefer sinking a three and then a fast break off a steal.With Kiefer erupting for nine points in the second period, the Warriors raced to an 11-point spread.However, Kelley and Bennett fueled a Waynesboro rally, scoring eight and six, respectively. In the last minute, Kelley and Warrenfeltz each buried a three to pull the Indians within six at the break."Both of those guys," Hoffman said of Kelley and Bennett, "They have the ability to put the ball in the basket. We found James for a couple of layups and Ryan had two big threes to keep us in it."Waynesboro trailed by just seven, 42-35, with 2:35 left in the third following a fast break lay-in by Warrenfeltz.But the Warriors knocked down the last six points for a 13-point, 48-35, advantage after three.After the Warriors padded their lead to 22 at 62-40, the Indians put together a nice ran at the end with 10 of the last 12 points, eight of them by Kelley."They have a very nice team," Hoffman said of the Warriors. "As frustrated as you get with your own team and what you think you could have done, sometimes the opposition is part of the equation and they certainly were tonight."They're a solid team and they have the opportunity to have a pretty good season."The Indians struggled on the boards with just eight rebounds against their taller foes, three of them by Ingram.Hoffman was happy that 11 of Waynesboro's 18 baskets were assisted, with Ingram claiming five of them. Ingram also had a blocked shot. Waynesboro shot 44 percent from the field.Waynesboro junior varsity turned back Gettysburg, 35-30.Jake Neterer fired up 10 points to lead Waynesboro, while Ethan Mohn and Nate Roefaro each had seven.The Indians won the game at the foul line, going 12-for-16, including 7-for-8 from Mohn and 5-for-6 from Roefaro.Waynesboro held a 14-12 edge at intermission and outscored the Warriors 21-18 in the second half for the win.Waynesboro will host Shippensburg on Wednesday.

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